It shall be the purpose of this section to regulate the transportation and disposal of deer, elk and moose carcasses to reduce potential spread of CWD within and outside Wyoming. Hunters may obtain current CWD information on the Department website.
(a) No deer, elk or moose taken or possessed from any hunt area shall be transported to any other hunt area within Wyoming or to any other state, province or country except as provided in this section.
(b) Deer, elk and moose carcasses harvested from any hunt area in Wyoming may be transported within Wyoming to a camp, a private residence for processing, a taxidermist, a processor, or a CWD sample collection site in Wyoming, provided the head and all portions of the spinal column remain at the site of the kill or such parts are disposed of in any approved landfill in Wyoming.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, only the following parts of any deer, elk or moose harvested from any hunt area in Wyoming may be transported to any other hunt area in Wyoming: edible portions with no part of the spinal column or head attached; cleaned hide without the head; skull plate or antlers that have been cleaned of all meat and brain tissue; teeth; or, finished taxidermy mounts.
(d) Only the following parts of any deer, elk or moose harvested from any hunt area in Wyoming may be transported to other states, provinces or countries: edible portions with no part of the spinal column or head attached; cleaned hide without the head or skull plate; antlers that have been cleaned of all meat and brain tissue; teeth; or, finished taxidermy mounts. Whole deer, elk and moose carcasses harvested from any hunt area shall not be transported out of Wyoming.
(e) Nothing in this section shall allow for the removal of evidence of sex or species required by Section 6 of this regulation.
(f) Nothing in this section shall apply to the transportation or disposal of deer, elk and moose carcasses by any governmental agency or educational institution.
040-2 Wyo. Code R. § 2-15
Amended, Eff. 6/3/2015.
Amended, Eff. 6/8/2016.
Amended, Eff. 6/8/2017.
Amended, Eff. 6/7/2018.